Gs Mk1 Head Unit Change

[tattoo99]

Hi Guys, New to the lexus scene and just purchased mk1 96 gs , is it possible and relativly easy to change the head unit for something more upto

date ie cd mp3,,maybe touch screen

Any Help appreciated

chris

[TigerFish]

Not sure "easy" is the word I would use, but not hard either.

I have swapped out my head unit for a single din unit that I have been using for years in most of my cars. There may well be the relevent conversions cables to fit the plugs in the back if the factory head unti to ISO connectors on modern stereos, but I didn't bother. I chopped off the plugs and put ISO connectors on, so that I could plumb the parrot ck3100 handsfree in at the same time as the stereo. I also ditched the amp out of the boot by disconnecting the amb and joining the relevent wires on either side. This avoided having to run new cabling into the factory speakers. I ditched the sub out of the shelf and have a Vibe CBRA10 in the boot.

As far as mounting the unit goes, autoleads supposedly do a surround, but beware eBay sellers who are selling the ones for right had drive cars. I have not managed to find one for a left hand drive yet. All is not lost though, as Toyota (for the Aristo) do a surround (double din) and a little lidded cubby hole (to convert to single din). Lexus don't have a part number for this so you have to go to Toyota. There may well be some proper factory toyota fixings for the face plate also, but haven't managed to confirm part numbers for that yet. I made my own fixings. A few details in this thread clicky